Hampton Pirates | |||
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University | Hampton University | ||
Head coach | Ivan Thomas (1st season) | ||
Conference | Coastal Athletic Association | ||
Location | Hampton, Virginia | ||
Arena | Hampton Convocation Center (capacity: 7,200) | ||
Nickname | Pirates | ||
Colors | Reflex blue and white | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1991*, 2001 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1991*, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
MEAC: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016 CIAA: 1982, 1983, 1991 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2001, 2002, 2016, 2018 |
The Hampton Pirates basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. The Pirates compete in the Coastal Athletic Association. The school's team formerly competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Big South Conference.[1] Notably, the 2000-01 Hampton team was one of ten 15 seeds ever to upset a 2 seed in the Round of 64 of an NCAA tournament, defeating Iowa State in the first round.